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Buckman, David Garland; Johnson, Arvin D.; Alexander, Donna L. – Journal of Educational Administration, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine selection practices of school districts by capturing the promotion of teachers to assistant principal positions to determine if: there is a relationship between employability and assistant principal promotion (within-school, within-district, and external); and if the state-specific educational…
Descriptors: Teacher Promotion, Assistant Principals, Personnel Selection, School Districts
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Prichard, Caleb; Moore, Jana E. – Journal of Educational Administration, 2016
Purpose: Schools often vary in how they balance teacher autonomy (TA) and administrative control, and research suggests that there may be several context-specific variables which may be influential. The purpose of this paper is to determine the influence of program variables on the level of TA, administrative coordination, and administration-staff…
Descriptors: Professional Autonomy, Coordination, Educational Cooperation, English (Second Language)
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Liu, Peng – Journal of Educational Administration, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of transformational school leadership on teachers' commitment to change and the effects of organizational and teachers' factors on teachers' perception of transformational school leadership in the Chinese urban upper secondary school context. Design/methodology/approach: The paper mainly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transformational Leadership, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Change
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Lynch, David; Smith, Richard; Provost, Steven; Madden, Jake – Journal of Educational Administration, 2016
Purpose: This paper argues that in a well-organised school with strong leadership and vision coupled with a concerted effort to improve the teaching performance of each teacher, student achievement can be enhanced. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that while macro-effect sizes such as "whole of school" metrics are useful for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Data Interpretation
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Kirby, Misty M.; DiPaola, Michael F. – Journal of Educational Administration, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships among academic optimism, community engagement, and student achievement in urban elementary schools across one district. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from all 35 urban elementary schools across one district in Virginia, USA. Correlation, multiple regression, and…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Elementary Schools, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education
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Li, Chung-Kai; Hung, Chia-Hung – Journal of Educational Administration, 2009
Purpose: This paper aims to investigate how marketing tactics can enhance parents' loyalty in the educational context. Building on extant research, it proposes an integrated framework in which perceived marketing tactics are related to school image, which in turn is related to parents' loyalty. Design/methodology/approach: Five marketing tactics…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Recruitment, Parent School Relationship, School Choice
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McCormick, John; Barnett, Kerry – Journal of Educational Administration, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to posit and test hypotheses concerned with relationships between teachers' demographics, locus of control and career stages. Design/methodology/approach: A sample consisting of 416 Australian non-executive high school teachers was gathered from 40 randomly selected high schools. Multilevel regression…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers, Teaching Experience